How Words Warp Reality Nick Enfield

Language shapes how we think, remember, and reason. But does it help us to uncover the fundamental nature of reality? Join the author of Language vs. Reality and linguistic anthropologist, Nick Enfield, as he explores why language excels at persuasion but falters at faithfully representing reality. From media spin to courtroom rhetoric, he reveals how words reframe our world, often without us noticing. Drawing on two decades of research, Enfield shows why understanding the limits and power of language is essential in an age of misinformation and cognitive bias. Nick Enfield is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sydney and Director of the Sydney Centre for Language Research. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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How Words Warp Reality Nick Enfield is an episode from Philosophy for our times by The Institute of Art and Ideas.

This episode is 00:32:53 long.

This episode was published on Dec 4, 2025.

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